I though "science" was a done deal, but this thread shows otherwise. Now I have to think twice before drinking water because apparently science could be wrong and I have to think if water is good for my health
Even though you thought otherwise, science has never been a done deal...in fact as a collective endeavor one of its strengths has always been an insatiable curiosity that forces it to move forward and morph into different forms...it is not as most people think a quasi-religion that has a credo chiseled into stone and absolutely inviolable. The who, the what, and the why always changes.
And by the way drinking water, even the most pure water, has its problems...
However, drinking too much water can also be dangerous. Overhydration can lead to water intoxication. This occurs when the amount of salt and other electrolytes in your body become too diluted. Hyponatremia is a condition in which sodium (salt) levels become dangerously low
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Which btw has become a problem among endurance athletes ( there is even a TED talk dedicated to this problem )....who thought, like you, drinking water is , uhhh, just drinking water.